If we want to connect with Central Asia, bypassing Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran, it is physically impossible without Georgia and Azerbaijan; I hope that American politicians will think about it, " Luke Coffey, director of the Heritage Foundation Foreign Policy Center, said in an interview with Radio Georgia.
According to him, he does not see any prospects for US-Afghan relations today.
"Diplomatic or even formal recognition of the Taliban government would be a big mistake. Instead, the United States should focus more on Central Asia and ensure that our geopolitical interests in the region are protected through bilateral relations with the main Central Asian states, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This also means that the United States should have good relations with Georgia and Azerbaijan, because if we look at the map, it becomes clear that if we want to connect with Central Asia, bypassing Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran, it is physically impossible without Georgia and Azerbaijan. I hope that American politicians will definitely think about this, but this is not happening yet, because they are busy resolving the crisis at the Kabul airport," said Luke Coffey.
As for the development of events in Afghanistan, as Luke Coffey said, first of all, it should be noted that the intelligence on the ground failed and could not have foreseen that events would develop according to such a scenario.
"Everyone in the United States has known for several months that we would leave Afghanistan. It is shocking that neither preparatory work was carried out, nor appropriate steps were taken to evacuate the Afghans who have been helping the United States for years. The events at the Kabul airport are a black spot for the reputation of the United States. These are tragic events, and some of the videos that are being distributed on social networks are terrible. I assume that the Taliban will not send fighters to the Kabul airport, since there are about 6,000 American troops and more than 700 British troops there, as well as hundreds of Turkish troops. The Taliban does not want a confrontation with them. It is better for them that the world watches this chaotic evacuation for as long as possible, so that America looks even more incompetent. When the military and civilian personnel of Western countries completely leave Afghanistan and only hundreds of desperate and frightened Afghans remain at the airport, then the Taliban will move forward, and these Afghans will not be lucky," said Luke Coffey.

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